Thaumaturge

[SephYuyX]

Mod Edit: Updated 8/29/10, credit for the 30+ abilities goes to Gulkeeva.

Death is Only the Beginning

In the hands of a skilled practitioner, thaumaturgy can be a force of terrifying destruction. At the heart of this school of magic lies the ability to call forth and command the latent aether within oneself through deep introspection.
To then mold that aether into sorcery, the thaumaturge makes use of a scepter or staff, within which is housed a medium—a natural stone imbued with magical properties. The guild is centered at the Arrzaneth Ossuary in Ul’dah, within whose hallowed halls are said to reside powers of life, death, and the beyond.





Abilities
● Phantom Dart (Rank 1 - MP Cost: 0 - TP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: Instant - Recast: Instant )
◦ Launch a shadowy missile attack. Damage type varies with equipped arm.

● Exaltation (Rank 1 - MP Cost: 0 - TP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: Instant - Recast: Instant )
◦ Chant in tongues of replenishment, recovering MP.

● Blood Rite (Rank 2 - MP Cost: 0 - TP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: Instant - Recast: 30m )
◦ Spill your own blood in a sacrificial rite, enhancing magic potency.

● Punishing Barbs (Rank 10 - MP Cost: 0 - TP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: Instant - Recast: 3m )
◦ Channel your pain to an enemy, redirecting a portion of damage dealt to you back to its source.

● Dark Seal (Rank 14 - MP Cost: 0 - TP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: Instant - Recast: 120s )
◦ Focus your mental energies, increasing the accuracy of your next cast.

● Silhouette (Rank 20 - MP Cost: 0 - TP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: Instant - Recast: Instant )
◦ Launch a shadowy attack, dealing damage to the target decreasing enmity. Damage type varies with equipped arm.

● Initiation (Rank 22 - MP Cost: 0 - TP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: Instant - Recast: 60s )
◦ Bestow your strengths on another, granting up to four enhancing statuses to an ally.

● Paradigm Shift (Rank 30 - MP Cost: 0 - TP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: Instant - Recast: 60s )
◦ Amplify your voice, increasing the scope and reducing the range of Thaumaturgic spells.

● Blood Rite II (Rank 34 - MP Cost: 0 - TP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: Instant - Recast: 60s )
◦ Spill your own blood in a sacrificial rite, enhancing magic potency.

● Resurrect (Rank 38 - MP Cost: 0 - TP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 10s - Recast: 60s )
◦ Revives a KO'd target.

● Soul Ward (Rank 38 - MP Cost: 0 - TP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 10s - Recast: 60s )
◦ Allows target to instantaneously revive upon being KO'd.

● Shadowfall - Possibly bought with guild marks (Rank 40 - MP Cost: 0 - TP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: Instant - Recast: Instant )
◦ Launch an icy attack, dealing damage and temporarily incapacitating the target. Damage type varies with equipped arm.

● Emulate (Rank 40 - MP Cost: 0 - TP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: Instant - Recast: 60s )
◦ Imitate the very essence of another, assuming the target's elemental resistances.

● Dark Seal II (Rank 46 - MP Cost: 0 - TP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: Instant - Recast: 120s )
◦ Focus your mental energies, increasing the accuracy of your next cast.

● Contagion (Rank 50 - MP Cost: 0 - TP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: Instant - Recast: 60s )
◦ Share your anguish, transferring all of your enfeebling effects to the target.rget. Damage type varies with equipped arm.

Weapon Skills
● Damnation (Rank 10 - MP Cost: 0 - TP Cost: 1000 - Cast Time: Instant - Recast: 10s )
◦ Haunt an enemy with visions of the hells, dealing umbral damage. grants the caster MP in proportion to the damage dealt.

● Numbing Rime - Possibly bought with guild marks (Rank 30 - MP Cost: 0 - TP Cost: 1000 - Cast Time: Instant - Recast: 60s )
◦ Launch an icy attack, dealing damage and temporarily incapacitating the target. Damage type varies with equipped arm.

● Numbing Rime II - Possibly bought with guild marks (Rank 50 - MP Cost: 0 - TP Cost: 1000 - Cast Time: Instant - Recast: 60s )
◦ Launch an icy attack, dealing damage and temporarily incapacitating the ta

Spells
● Scourge (Rank 1 - MP Cost: 11 - HP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 3s - Recast: 5s )
◦ Deals umbral damage to and reduces umbral magic defense of enemies within area of effect.

● Banish (Rank 1 - MP Cost: 11 - HP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 3s - Recast: 5s )
◦ Deals astral damage to and reduces astral magic defense of enemies within area of effect.

● Sacrifice (Rank 4 - MP Cost: 10 - HP Cost: 54 - Cast Time: 2s - Recast: 5s )
◦ Heals a portion of HP and additional HP over time to party members within area of effect.

● Poison (Rank 6 - MP Cost: 10 - HP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 1s - Recast: 5s )
◦ Poisons enemies within area of effect.

● Gravity (Rank 8 - MP Cost: 9 - HP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 1.5s - Recast: 60s )
◦ Reduces the movement speed of enemies within area of effect.

● Slow (Rank 8 - MP Cost: 7 - HP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 1.5s - Recast: 60s )
◦ Slows the stamina regeneration of enemies within area of effect.

● Bio (Rank 12 - MP Cost: 14 - HP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 1.5s - Recast: 30s )
◦ Deals umbral damage over time and reduces the attack power of enemies within area of effect.

● Dia (Rank 12 - MP Cost: 14 - HP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 1.5s - Recast: 30s )
◦ Deals astral damage over time and reduces the defense of enemies within area of effect.

● Stygian Spikes (Rank 16 - MP Cost: 8 - HP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 3s - Recast: 60s )
◦ Deals astral damage over time and reduces the defense of enemies within area of effect.

● Absorb ACC/ATK/DEF/EVA (Rank 18 - MP Cost: 15 - HP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 2s - Recast: 60s )
◦ Transfers a portion of the target's accuracy/attack/defense/evasion to you.

● Sacrifice II (Rank 20 - MP Cost: 18 - HP Cost: ?? - Cast Time: 2.25s - Recast: 5.5s )
◦ Heals a portion of HP and additional HP over time to party members within area of effect.

● Siphon MP (Rank 20 - MP Cost: 10 - HP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 2s - Recast: 60s )
◦ Transfers a portion of the target's MP to you.

● Siphon MP (Rank 20 - MP Cost: 10 - HP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 2s - Recast: 60s )
◦ Transfers a portion of the target's MP to you.

● Scourge II (Rank 24 - MP Cost: 22 - HP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 4s - Recast: 10s )
◦ Deals umbral damage to and reduces umbral magic defense of enemies within area of effect.

● Banish II (Rank 24 - MP Cost: 22 - HP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 4s - Recast: 10s )
◦ Deals astral damage to and reduces astral magic defense of enemies within area of effect.

● Drain (Rank 26 - MP Cost: 30 - HP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 3s - Recast: 60s )
◦ Transfers a portion of HP from enemies within area of effect to you.

● Bind (Rank 28 - MP Cost: 13 - HP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 2s - Recast: 40s )
◦ Renders moving enemies within area of effect immobile. Does not effect non-moving targets.

● Paralyze (Rank 28 - MP Cost: 16 - HP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 2s - Recast: 60s )
◦ Paralyzes enemies with area of effect.

● Silence (Rank 28 - MP Cost: 17 - HP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 1s - Recast: 40s )
◦ Silences enemies within area of effect.

● Mass Fear (Rank 32 - MP Cost: 26 - HP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 2s - Recast: 180s )
◦ Causes enemies within area of effect to flee in terror.

● Siphon TP (Rank 32 - MP Cost: 15 - HP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 2s - Recast: 60s )
◦ Transfers a portion of the target's TP to you.

● Bio II (Rank 36 - MP Cost: 30 - HP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 2s - Recast: 30s )
◦ Deals umbral damage over time and reduces the attack power of enemies within area of effect.

● Dia II (Rank 36 - MP Cost: 30 - HP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 2s - Recast: 30s )
◦ Deals astral damage over time and reduces the defense of enemies within area of effect.

● Blind (Rank 38 - MP Cost: 15 - HP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 1s - Recast: 60s )
◦ Reduces the accuracy of enemies within area of effect.

● Shadowsear (Rank 42 - MP Cost: 88 - HP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 4s - Recast: 180s )
◦ Deals umbral damage and increases your magic potency in proportion to the difference in HP between you and the target.

● Stygian Spikes II (Rank 42 - MP Cost: 20 - HP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 3s - Recast: 60s )
◦ Deals astral damage over time and reduces the defense of enemies within area of effect.

● Poison II (Rank 44 - MP Cost: 25 - HP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 1s - Recast: 5s )
◦ Poisons enemies within area of effect.

● Drain II (Rank 48 - MP Cost: 45 - HP Cost: 0 - Cast Time: 3s - Recast: 60s )
◦ Transfers a portion of HP from enemies within area of effect to you.

● Sacrifice III (Rank 46 - MP Cost: 32 - HP Cost: ?? - Cast Time: 2.25s - Recast: 6s )
◦ Heals a portion of HP and additional HP over time to party members within area of effect.

[Nate0922]

Anyone have any insight into how viable of a healer a THAU can be? I know at this point probably anything with the cure spell can be a healer. I'm just having trouble deciding if I want to be a conj or thau. Def looking to be a healer though.

TIA

[Null]

How many people have tried this out thus far? In all honesty, I thought the job looked like shit for quite some time. I'm not really a mage type person but Conj had seemed to have a mix of everything needed.

Now looking at those skill links though, the job looks orgasmic. Like I've said, I've never played mage jobs past what was needed but I may just pick this up. Hell Punishing Barb looks good enough for soloing. Is that anything that can be subbed for another job with good potency?

[Gokulo]

Punishing Barb is OP atm. The damage done back to enemy is 100% of what you were hit for, even if you use it on another class D:

[Nate0922]

Yeah I'm with you Null. I was planning on playing conj because everyone was saying that was the healing class. But after seeing the skill list I think thau looks more like my style (RDMish). Looks like it has a lot more soloing potential than conj too (even if barbs will be tuned down).

[Nate0922]

So I got in beta this weekend and got to try it out. Started up a Thau first thing. Havent gotten very far, only level 6 atm iirc, but I'm liking it so far.

Sacrifice is nice. It doesnt use much of your HP and heals for quite a bit, especially after the "regen" effect. I think I'll definitely need to pick up the conj cure to go with it for a larger spammable heal.

I'll probably try to get to 10 or so tonight to try out some more abilities. I'm really interested in the TP mana regen ability (forget the name), to see what kind of MP return it gives.

[Nephilios]

Punishing Barbs returns 100% of the dmg done to you ATM, so it is really good. Sacrifice is good because it heals for a decent amount and it leaves a regen, the problem is that it costs HP, not so ideal on a OH SHIT situation where the mob pwnd you and left you with 20 HP. Another useful ability is Slow, it greatly increases the delay of the mobs attacks. In regards to dps, My lvl 10 conj does more dmg than my lvl 12 Thaum, might only be for me tho. The conjurer has more defensive skills such as protect, shell, and stoneskin.

[Callisto]

At 15 I basically use Punishing Barbs til it runs out then try to slow each mob at the start of the fight when it's down, though many times you kill too quickly for the Slow timer to keep up.

At 13-14 doing DC Hatchlings/Aurelias I was fighting with no downtime minus the occasional Binding Tendril hitting me at the end of jellyfish fights, and when I got streaky with good luck on Damnation landing I was actually profiting MP while fighting, just doing Dart > Dart > Damnation > repeat and tossing in a Scourge to finish off mobs that were at 25% to avoid eating Backflip.

I haven't done much with Conj, but once you get Thaum past 10 it really cruises, hopefully it remains relatively equally strong for open beta/retail.

[Loaar]

This is the most complete skill listing I have from phases 2 + 3.

They are all incomplete in some way, so if you see anything wrong or have info I don't, let me know and I'll correct them.

Skills & Traits you buy with Marks:

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A note on the skills/traits:
The skills that increase an Attribute temporarily on the gathering classes cannot be used on the combat classes.
So far, each combat class has 2 skills, a level 20 one and a level 40 one. The skills cost zero TP, zero MP and cost no Action Points to equip.
The skills that say "Increase TP generation" do less damage than a normal attack but give 150-200% more TP.
The traits that grant class affinity are designed to increase the effectiveness of your cross class skills. Equipping the CON affinity trait on another class will boost the effectiveness of the Cure spells for example.
The Attribute swap traits can be used to reduce the diminishing returns penalty when buying your stats.

For example:

You buy the +10 STR to +10 INT trait.

Your STR is 40, your INT is 15.

If you put 10 allocation points into STR your STR will now be 45 (it costs two points to raise a STAT beyond 40).

However, if you put 10 points into INT, and equipped the trait, your STR will be 50, and your INT still 15.

You get 5 more points of STR for the same allocation point cost, and have the advantage of already having some INT should you swap to a mage class.

The skills:


Thaumaturge 1-24

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Known Skills and Traits (Subject to change)


1: Phantom Dart
TP Cost: 0
MP Cost: 0
Action Cost: 0
Cooldown: 0
Requires: Thaumaturge
Magical range attack

1: Exhaltation
TP Cost: 0
MP Cost: 0
Action Cost: 0
Cooldown: 30mins
Requires: Thaumaturge
Replenishes some mp

2:Scourge
TP Cost: 0
MP Cost: TBC
Action Cost: 3
Cooldown: TBC
Requires: Disciples of War, Disciples of Magic
AOE - small range high Astral dmg + Enfeeble (weakens enemy’s Astral defence)

2: Banish
TP Cost: 0
MP Cost: TBC
Action Cost: 3
Cooldown: TBC
Requires: Disciples of War, Disciples of Magic
AOE - small range high Umbral dmg + Enfeeble (weakens enemy’s Umbral defence)

Banish and Scourge can stack

2: Blood Rite
TP Cost: 0
MP Cost: TBC
Action Cost: 3
Cooldown: TBC
Requires: Disciples of War, Disciples of Magic
Increased magic accuracy


4: Sacrifice
TP Cost: 0
MP Cost: 10
Action Cost: 2
Cooldown: 5
Requires: Disciples of War, Disciples of Magic
AOE heal + 20 sec regen

6: Poison
TP Cost: 0
MP Cost: 10
Action Cost: TBC
Cooldown: 5
Requires: Disciples of War, Disciples of Magic
Inflicts DoT

8: Slow
TP Cost: 0
MP Cost: 7
Action Cost: 3
Cooldown: 60 Seconds
Requires: Disciples of War, Disciples of Magic
Slows down Stamina regeneration of enemies within AOE

8: Gravity
TP Cost: 0
MP Cost: 9
Action Cost: 3
Cooldown: 60 Seconds
Requires: Disciples of War, Disciples of Magic
Slows down enemy movement

10: Punishing Barbs
TP Cost: 0
MP Cost: TBC
Action Cost: 3
Cooldown: TBC
Requires: Disciples of War, Disciples of Magic
Inflicts damage on the mob based on damage you take (1:1 in the beta)

10: Damnation
TP Cost: 1000
MP Cost: TBC
Action Cost: 3
Cooldown: TBC
Requires: Disciples of War, Disciples of Magic
High Umbral damage + gives back a small proportion of mp.


12: Bio
TP Cost: 0
MP Cost: 14
Action Cost: 3
Cooldown: 30
Requires: Disciples of War, Disciples of Magic
Reduces attack power of enemies – Can stack with Scourge

12: Dia
TP Cost: 0
MP Cost: 14
Action Cost: 3
Cooldown: 30
Requires: Disciples of War, Disciples of Magic
Reduces defense of enemies – Can stack with Banish

14: Dark Seal
TP Cost: 0
MP Cost: TBC
Action Cost: 3
Cooldown: TBC
Requires: Disciples of War, Disciples of Magic
Increases magic accuracy of your next attack

16: Stygian Spikes
TP Cost: 0
MP Cost: 8
Action Cost: 3
Cooldown: 60 seconds
Requires: Disciples of War, Disciples of Magic
AoE Absorb MP – Umbral – Self cast or party member. Absorbs MP from mobs when hit.

18: Absorb – ATT, EVA, ACC and DEF (4 spells)
TP Cost: 0
MP Cost: TBC
Action Cost: 3
Cooldown: TBC
Requires: Disciples of War, Disciples of Magic
Steals Stats from the target

20: Sacrifice II
TP Cost: 0
MP Cost: 18
Action Cost: 3
Cooldown: TBC
Requires: Disciples of War, Disciples of Magic
AOE heal + 20 sec regen

20: Siphon
TP Cost: 0
MP Cost: 10
Action Cost: 3
Cooldown: 1 min
Requires: TBC
Steals a portion of enemies MP (about 50-75 MP).


22: Initiate
TP Cost: 0
MP Cost: 60
Action Cost: 3
Cooldown: 1 min
Requires: TBC
Transfers up to four beneficial effects from yourself to target party member. (Unofficial description)

24:Scourge II
TP Cost: 0
MP Cost: 55
Action Cost: 3
Cooldown: TBC
Requires: Disciples of War, Disciples of Magic
AOE - small range high Astral dmg + Enfeeble (weakens enemy’s Astral defence)

24: Banish II
TP Cost: 0
MP Cost: 55
Action Cost: 3
Cooldown: TBC
Requires: Disciples of War, Disciples of Magic
AOE - small range high Umbral dmg + Enfeeble (weakens enemy’s Umbral defence)

Skills & Traits you buy with Marks:

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Skills

Silhouette
Launch a shadowy attack, dealing damage to the target and decreasing emnity. Damage type varies by equipped arm.

Shadowfall
Launch a shadowy attack, dealing damage to the target and nearby enemies. Damage type varies by equipped arm.

Traits
Firm Conviction
Increases your defense while casting

Transendence
Increases your affinity with thaumaturge based actions by 10, up to a maximum of 100

Complete Control
Converts MND +5 into DEX +5

Driven by Faith
Converts PIE +5 into VIT +5

Will to Power
Converts INT +5 into STR +5

Complete Control II
Converts MND +10 into DEX +10

Driven by Faith II
Converts PIE +10 into VIT +10

Will to Power II
Converts INT +10 into STR +10

[Gulkeeva]

thm Lv 26
Drain
transfers a portion of HP from enemies within area of effect to you.
Cast time 3
recast time 60
MP cost 30
TP cost 0

thm lv 28
Bind
Renders moving enemies within area of effect immobile. Does not effect non-moving targets.
cast time 2
recast time 40
mp cost 8
TP cost 0

thm lv 28
silence
silences enemies within area of effect
cast time 1
recast time 40
MP cost 25
tp cost 0

thm Lv28
paralyze
paralyzes enemies with area of effect.
cast time 2
recast time 60
MP cost 24
tpcost 0

thm Lv 30 (think this ones bought with points?)
Numbing Rime
Launch an icy attack, dealing damage and temporarily incapacitating the target. Damage type varies with equipped arm.
Cast time 0
recast time 60
Mp cost 0
Tp cost 1500

thm lv 30
Paradigm Shift
Amplify your voice, increasing area of effect and reducing the range of thaumaturgy spells.
Cast time 0
recast time 60
MP cost 0
Tp cost 0

thm lv 32
Mass fear
causes enemies within area of effect to flee in terror
cast time 2
recast time 180
Mp cost 26
tp cost 0

thm Lv32
siphon TP
transfers a portion of the target's tp to you.
cast tim 2
recast time 60
MP cost 15
tp cost 0

thm lv 34
Blood Rite II
Spell your own blood in a sacrificial rite, enhancing magic potency.
Cast time 0
recast time 60
Mp cost 0
TP cost 0

thm lv 34
Profundity II
Enunciate and project, increasing the magic potency of your next cast. lengthens cast and recast times.
cast time 0
recast time 60
MP cost 0
TP cost 0

thm lv 36
Bio II
Deals umbral damage over time and reduces the attack power of enemies within area of effect.
Cast time 2
recast time 30
Mp cost 30
TP cost 0

thm Lv 36
Dia II
Deals astral damage over time and reduces the defense of enemies within area of effect.
Cast time 2
recast time 30
MP cost 30
TP cost 0

thm lv 38
blind
reduces the accuracy of enemies withina rea of effect
cast time 1
recast time 60
MP cost 15
tp cost 0

thm Lv 38
Resurrect
Revives a KO'd target
Cast time 10
Recast time 60
MP cost 0
tp cost 0

thm lv 38
Soul Ward
allows target to instantaneously revive upon being ko'd.
Cast time 10
recast time 60
mp cost 0
TP cost 0

thm Lv40 (bought with points?)
Shadowfall
Launch a shadowy attack, dealing damage to the target and nearby enemies. Damage varies with equiped arm.
Cast time 0
recast time 0
Mp cost 0
TP cost 0

thm lv 40
Emulate
Imitate the very essence of another, assuming the target's elemental resistances.
Cast time 0
recast time 60
MP cost 0
TP cost 0

[Callisto]

Don't think I've really seen any talk about it elsewhere...but if anyone was wondering or hadn't tried it, Thaum can equip shields in their offhand and access Guard and other things like Phalanx. I didn't get my shield high enough to unlock Shield Bash so I can't speak as to whether or not it's full strength or nerfed a bit compared to Gadiator's, but being able to use Guard was pretty nice. Unfortunately I figured this out right at the end of the night Wednesday so I didn't get to use it more than one fight, but figured I'd put it out there.

Also when OB starts I'll work on editing the OPs in this sections with the abilities/levels.

[Gulkeeva]

Well that list is beta 3, it "could" change in open beta (probably not by much considering it didn't change at all from 2->3) except the damage modifiers (which some are just obscene amounts of it.. I'm talking stuff that could hit several thousands!)

[Callisto]

Updated, have fun with the new stuff, definitely plan to keep this as my main.

[Callisto]

Updated again with the OB stuff, changes are pretty minor. Bind costs slightly more MP, Paralyze/Silence cost slightly less. Largest change seems to be the Punishing Barbs timer being increased from 2 minutes to 3 minutes, guess they realized it was a tad broken. Numbing Rime now costs 1k TP instead of 1.5k TP.

[Kylewhataru]

It was really painful playing through with this class so far... only rank 3 but I seem to get raped so easily by anything and do poor damage compared to conjurer, and I also randomly die, I get alot of "you killed you" when I die which I don't get how I'm killing myself. Tips?

Also, are all spells AOE?

[Elcura]

I think they're conal AoE. You can turn it off with /aoe on or /aoe off, or press z. And yes, Thaum at low levels is gaaay. But once you get sacrifice everything gets better. Then you get Slow, which is fucking sick, and Damnation which helps with the MP and Punishing Barbs, which rapes face still. I imagine that a lot of Thaum skills will help Conjurer and vice versa. I'm close to rank 12, I wanna see if Dia and Bio can make this job even more broken.

[Kylewhataru]

I'll keep at it then, I switched to conjurer but also noting they have like no way of stopping mobs. I mean if you're a mage figure you would get some kind of CC to give yourself some breathing room, I only played marauder before and it's so easy compared to either of the mage classes.

How should stats be distributed for this job? I've pretty muched dumped everything into INT so far.

[Elcura]

PIE for magic accuracy (stop resists), MND for better cures and MP (mdef is nice as well), then a little bit of VIT for HP, and some DEX for acc (damnation needs it).

[Kylewhataru]

So I spent like 20 points on INT for nothing? lol... how do you respec your points?

For the spells, if I do /aoe off will I still get that cursor that asks you to select the target? It's really annoying how the UI handles casting, after pressing the spell you have to take your hand off the mouse and press enter to make it go, I hate that.

[miokomioko]

how do you respec your points?

Main Menu > Point Allotment > Reassign